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2 !!!FMT
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 AUTHOR
7 REPORTING BUGS
8 COPYRIGHT
9 SEE ALSO
10 ----
11 !!NAME
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14 fmt - simple optimal text formatter
15 !!SYNOPSIS
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18 __fmt__ [[''-DIGITS''] [[''OPTION'']...
19 [[''FILE'']...
20 !!DESCRIPTION
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23 Reformat each paragraph in the FILE(s), writing to standard
24 output. If no FILE or if FILE is `-', read standard
25 input.
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28 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short
29 options too.
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32 __-c__, __--crown-margin__
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35 preserve indentation of first two lines
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38 __-p__, __--prefix__=''STRING''
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41 combine only lines having STRING as prefix
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44 __-s__, __--split-only__
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47 split long lines, but do not refill
48
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50 __-t__, __--tagged-paragraph__
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53 indentation of first line different from second
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56 __-u__, __--uniform-spacing__
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59 one space between words, two after sentences
60
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62 __-w__, __--width__=''NUMBER''
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65 maximum line width (default of 75 columns)
66
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68 __--help__
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71 display this help and exit
72
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74 __--version__
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77 output version information and exit
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80 In __-wNUMBER__, the letter `w' may be
81 omitted.
82 !!AUTHOR
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85 Written by Ross Paterson.
86 !!REPORTING BUGS
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89 Report bugs to
90 !!COPYRIGHT
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93 Copyright 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
94 This is free software; see the source for copying
95 conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
96 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
97 PURPOSE.
98 !!SEE ALSO
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101 The full documentation for __fmt__ is maintained as a
102 Texinfo manual. If the __info__ and __fmt__ programs
103 are properly installed at your site, the
104 command
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107 __info fmt__
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110 should give you access to the complete manual.
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